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U-BOAT RAIDERS
IN TOUCH WITH
FOLKS ON SHORE
Commander Sinking Tanker
Recently Recognized in
New York Saloon
Washington. Aug. 20.—Officers
and crews of German submarines
operating oft the American coast are
believed to be coming ashore and
visiting New York and other cities.
It was learned here yesterday there
is strong ground for this belief, and
that natal authorities hold it to be
entirely possible. The strongest evi
dence of the reported fact has been
given by the captain and first officer
of a vessel which was sunk by a sub
marine in the recent operations.
The captain and first officer were
taken aboard the submarine and
there saw a number of the officers
and men of the U-boat crew.
A day or two later the two Amer
icans were in a saloon in New York
and the first officer saw a man whom
he believed to be an officer of the
submarine that had sunk his ship.
Th s sailor was quite positive of the
lccognition. The German officer
caught his eye and acted in a way
that indicated he also was aware of
the recognition. The American
turned to his companion to call at
tention to the German's presence,
but when both again looked around
the German had disappeared. No
trace was found of hint.
1 (ill U-Boats Operating
An unot'ticiul estimate, obtained
yesterday, credited Germany with
now having in operation approxi
mately 160 submarines, although
the total may be as high as 180. Th ■>
statement of Lloyd George that 150
T'-boats have been sunk by the allies
coincides with information in Wash
ington. but the point was made that
number represents only the sinkings
cf which there cannot be any doubt
whatever. There are in addition
about fifty "very probable" sinkings,
which were not included in the Brit
ish Premier's calculation. Naval
officers here were inclined to accept
as fairly accurate the estimate of
250 made by a naval authority writ
ing in the London Sunday Observer.
ICasy to Make Shore
Naval officers said it was not sur
prising that visits by crews of the
1 '-boats to coast towns were possi
ble. as the coast guard cannot pa
trol every inch of the coast, espe
cially in some out-of-the-way places.
It has been stated that some of the
submarines carry collapsible boats,
which would enaide them to reach
the shore without the necessity of
the U-boat getting in very close.
Foch Has Made No
Misstep, Says Expert
The military expert of the New
York Times to-day discussing the
situation on the Western front in
France says:
So far Foch has not made a mis
step. His moves have been carefully
calculated and admirably timed. Each
has produced a eertain positive result.
What the culmination of these steps
is. what the general plan is which
dictates these successive steps, is not
yet apparent.
In the process of preparing the
way Foch is carrying on a great work
of destruction. The Germans are suf
fering heavily, it was shown yester
day that since the latter part of
March the German loss has been near
ly a million men at the least calcu- ;
lation. It is a combination of attri- j
tion and superior leadership, with |
the idea that when Foch is ready for j
the final stroke, into which all his ;
power will be thrown, there will not j
he sufficient resistance to withstand
j
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The Harrisburg Academy
A COUNTRY HAY A\l)
HOARDING SCHOOL
REOPENS MONDAY'. SEPT. 23.
The New Junior School Plant
for young boys is the finest in this
section of the United States. This
Department accommodates young
boys from six to twelve years of
age. as day and resident, pupils.
The Senior Department com
prises six years of scholastic work
and is designed to prepare young
men for entrance to any College
or University.
The School provides:
Small ( lasses.
Individual Instruction,
Mllltnry Training.
All Open Air Sports.
The time required for a pupil j
to complete his preparation for .
college entrance depends solely j
upon his ability, and industry.
For new catalog, Dormitory floor '
plans, and additional detailed in- j
formation, communicate with
ARTHUR E. BROWN,
Headmaster.
P. O. Hoi 617. Hell Phone 1371-.!.
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RESORTS
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Reading Station. $2 daily; SIJ up I
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I near Beach; always open; pri-
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Booklet. SAMUEL ELLIS.
TUESDAY EVENING,
RAILROAD RUMBLES
MEN WILL HEAR
M'ADOO'S IDEAS
Interesting Information Will
Come to Railroad Em
ployes Thursday
Complete information regarding or
! ders from Director General McAdoo
! will be given Thursday night at the I
| meeting for "Unbelievers." Getters I
received will he read and statements .
j made by officials. The committee I
; from the Friendship and Co-opera- |
! tion Club is now at work lining up |
I nonmembers. It Is to be made a I
| memorable night. The meeting will j
1 be held in Eagle's Hall, Sixth and |
| Cumberland streets, and starts at S |
| o'clock.
Efforts are being made to have one
I or more Federal representative pres-
I ent. Invitations have been sent to
i those in charge. The president John
i l>. Gong announced last night that
: tthis meeting is not only for Penn-
I sylvania railroad employes hut that
| men working on the Reading sys
j tefn will be made welcome.
| The meeting is to show what has
; been accomplished' by the get-to
gether movement which has been |
j strongly urged by General Director
. McAdoo. Everybody will be made
welcome. Following the business ses
! sion there will be a smoker and then
refreshments.
Word was received yesterday that
a large delegation is coming front,
York where efforts are now being
made to organize a co-operative i
club. Officials will be here from Al- j
toona and will be accompanied by a '
delegation of at least 50 members of j
the Altoonu club.
Railroad Notes
1. C. Sithens, formerly with the :
Pennsy at Buffalo, will look after I
the freight business at Reading.
W. D. Bowers, Middle division en- !
gineer continues to improve and is 1
able to meet his friends.
Morris A. Rerkheiser, Reading en- j
gineer residing at Schuylkill Haven,
has succeeded Richard Sharp, veteran
who was recently retired. Mr. Sharp |
ian a passenger train for 41 years |
and never had a mishap.
This is pay week on the Phlladel- '
phia division of the Pennsy. Em- j
ployes In Harrisburg and vicinity
were paid for the first half of Au
gust.
Orders have been issued by Read- j
ing railway officials to hold all Mik
ado engines to a speed of 30 miles an |
hour, and the new Mallet engines 1
hauling heavy freight trains 20 miles ;
an hour.
Horace Reber, age 70 years, a re- i
tired Reading railway employe was |
found dead in bed at the Berks j
County Home. Cash amounting to j
S4OO was found in the bed used by j
Reber. It is said he has no known j
relatives.
Orders have been issued to rush I
cars to soft coal districts.
Empey to Enlist in Tank
Corps; Tumulty Advises
| New \ ork, Aug. 20. Arthur Guy
j Empey, returning: from his vacation,
j issued a statement yesterday in
| which he emphatically denied that lie
! "J lt ' ever made a disparaging" remark
: about drafted men, as he was reported
I to have done in a curtain speech at a
l Washington theater. Kmpey's report
j ed remarks had been regarded as a
; possible cause of the revocation of
I his commission after he had been
i made a captain in the United States
| Army. He said he was going to en
list in the Tank Corps as a private
| and strive for promotion through tile
.Officers Training School,
i Empey also made public a letter
! from Secretary Tumulty, which set
; forth the reasons why his commission
I was revoked, that read:
| _ "Referring to your letter of August
5, the Secretary of War reports that
j the sole purpose of the commission
1 was to enable you to do recruiting
| service. The commission having thus
, been issued for a very special purpose.
I it would have been obviously unwise
to have allowed it to remain outstand
ing particularly in view of the fact
I that it would have constituted an ex
| ception to the sound rule whereby
commissions in the line of the Army
are awarded.
"The Secretary of War states that
j there was no reflection of any sort up
on you and that he stated so to the
] newspapermen in order that there
| should be no misunderstanding of
I your entire innocence in the matter.
He also states that should you enter
the Army by the ordinary processes
and by your work commend yourself
, for promotion there is no reason why
| you may not receive and enjoy a com-
I mission so earned."
Child Run Down by
Auto While on Visit
i "Billy" Metzger, four-year-old son
of Calder Metzger. 2232 North Second
street, who sustained a fracture of
the shoulderblade while visiting with
his parents at Ocean City, and who
received treatment at the Atlantic
| City Hospital, has now been declared
1 out of danger, and a message receiv
ed by his relatives here says he will
j be brought homo to this city to-mor
row or Thursday.
| Many of the friends of the family,
I who are well acquainted with the
I youngster, have been solicitous for
his welfare since the news of his ac-
I cident first arrived. This morning it
was said that he sustained the in
' Juries a week ago yesterday. With
; his parents he was spending the sum
! mer at their apartment at Ocean City.
| His father started across the street
; to a grocery store, and did not know
that the boy started after him. A
I young woman turned the corner in an
! automobile and struck the boy. Bc
-1 sides his contusions, he sustained
minor bruises.
Pershing Demands
Clean Life in Army
With the American Army in France,
Aug. 20.—1n a general order Just is
sued. General Pershing addresses the
army frankly on the social evil, and
urges continence as "the plain duty
of every member of the American Ex
peditionary Forces, both for the vig
orous conduct of the war and . the
clean health of the American people
after the war."
ACKNOWLEDGE* HONOR
Mayor Keister to-day acknowledged
receipt of an "ex-delegate's" bronze
badge from William Corlcss, president
of the Eastern Pennsylvania Typo
graphical Union of America, when he
attended the 1893 convention of the
International Typographical Union,
which was held in Chicago. Corless
remembered that and mailed the badge
to "His Honor."
LIBERTY BOND* HIGHER
New York, Aug. 20. Liberty 3%
per cent, bonds, continuing their up
ward course, sold at 101 10, attaining
a new high m rk op the Stock Ex
change to-day
JOINT DUTY FOR
LEBANON AGENT
J. Will McAdam to Look After
• Reading and Pennsy
Business
J. Will McAdam, station agent for
the Reading railway at Gebanon, has
been made freight and passenger
agent for both the Reading and pAin
sylvania Railroad Companies at Geb
anon. He has been long in the em
ploy of the Reading and is well
known throughout the Reading sys
! tern. His assistant will be T. lrvin
' Cox freight agent for the Pennsy at
\ Gebanon for 21 years. All business
will be handled at the Pennsy sta-
I tion, the terminus of the Gebanon di-
I vision, part of the Philadelphia di
! vision.
The purpose of co-ordinating two
stations by the Federal Railroad Ad
ministration is to reduce the operat
ing expenses here as well as else
where. where competition existed.
As the present Reading station at
Gebanon is overcrowded with offices,
and the Pennsylvania station's nu
merous offices will be vacated soon
as much of the business will be look
ed after at Philadelphia division
headquarters. Gebanon business will
be handled at Pennsylvania railroad
station.
The selection of station agents in
all cities where co-ordination has
taken place has been upon the
grounds of seniority of service. Mr.
McAdam's long service of thirty-five
years in the employ of the Reading
railroad enables him to till this larger
and more important office with effi
ciency and satisfaction to the people.
He is also especially fortunate in
having as an assistant. Mr. Cox who
has had a long experience with the
Pennsylvania and Cornwall and Geb
anon railroad.
Standing of the Crews
H\lt It I Mil KG SIDE
l*h I lade! pliia Division The 135
crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 351,
134, 106, 117, 104, 133.
Engineer for 104.
Fireman for 104.
Brakemen for 104, 106.
Engineers up: Condren, Small,
Brodhecker, Grantz, Greetler, Biekel,
Anderson, Blandenhour.
Firemen up: Barclay, Geach, Hale,
Kintz, Graham, Ellis.
Conductor up: Stark.
Brakemen up: Kauffman, Funk,
llanna, Gechner, Marklcy, Poff, Weiss,
Ashpin, Shrine, Ising, Carroll, Christ,
Miller, Bower, Johnson, Cook.
Middle Division—The 24 crew first
to go after 1.30 o'clock: IS, 301, 30,
23.
Engineer for 30.
Fireman fpr IS.
Conductor for 30.
Flagmen for 30. 23.
Brakeman for 24. *
Engineers up: Krepps, Fisher,
Mortz.
Firemen up: Ewing, Humphreys,
Swartz.
Conductors up: Dottrow, Crimniel,
Biggane, Hoffnagle.
Brakemen up: Keff, Dennis, Rum
felt, Crane, Wingart, ltoush, Meas,
Manning, Baker.
Yard Board —Engineers for 1-7 C,
1-14 C, 26C.
, Firemen for 18, 1-7 C, 11C, 12C, 23C.
Engineers up: Sholter, Snell, Barto
let, Getty, Barkey, Sheets, Bair, Syde,
Klerner, Boyer. Hamilton.
Firemen up: Wevodan, Soles, Heed
man, Bennett. Manning, Ettinger,
Gruber, Shambaugh, Lewis, laiuver,
Carpenter. Shoemaker, Bartley, Gar
man, Lake.
ENOv.A SIDE
Philadelphia I>ivlsiii The 212
I crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 235,
! 244. 213, 229, 219. 239, 215, 237, 236, 2.
Firemen for 223, 215.
! Conductors for 235 215.
! Brakemen for 235, 211, 229.
; Brakemen up: Martinson, Hinkle,
1 Moore.
Middle Division —The 121 crew first
to go after 2 o'clock: 103, 109, 107,
111.
Engineers for 109. 107.
Fireman for 103.
Conductor for 111.
Flagmen for 121, 103 (2), 109.
Yard Board—Engineers for 2nd
126. 3d 126.
Firemen for 3d 129, 4th 129, 2nd
132, 'lst 102, Ist 104.
Engineers up: Zeiders, Fenicle,
Bair, Brown, Barnhart, Ewing, Quig
ley. Potter.
Firemen up: Bruce, Steffee. Perry,
Ready. Lutz, Felix, Hall. Bish, Bit
ting, Morris, Cristofaro, Yeagey, Mar
tin, Kline, Price, Weaver, Foke.
PASSENGER SERVICE
Philadelphia Division Engineers
up: Hall, Gibbons, Gillums, Kennedy,
Bind ley.
Firemen up: Shive, Copeland, Cover.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Miller, Alexander, Keane.
Firemen up: Fritz, Sheesley, Yon,
Kelly, Arnold, Zeiders.
THE READING
The 69 crew first to go after 1.15
o'clock: 20, 53. 3, 16, 60, 70, 52, 65,
55. 22. 23, 72, 71. 15.
I Engineers for 52. 53, 65, 70, 71, 3,
18, 20.
Firemen for 52, 53, 60, 65, 71, 72, 3,
16, 18, 20, 22.
Conductor for 20.
Flagmen for 70, 71, 72, 16, 22, 23.
Brakemen for 53, 55, 69, 70, 71, 72,
18, 22.
Engineers up: Hoffman, IJowhower,
Booser, Barnhart, Felix, Chronister,
Pletz, Anders, Linn, Wynn, Griffith,
Minnich, Kohl, Ruth.
Firemen up: Winters, Sennet,
Kuntz, Johnson, Stone, \ O'Connor,
Grimes, Schisslak, lajoker, Leitner,
Kingsborough, Yeingst, Chrisemer,
Brlcker, Keim.
Conductors up: Shuff, Hetrick, Le
van, H. B. Hetrick.
Flagmen up: Daiir, Strohm, Lukens,
Emrick, Gulden, Ensminger, Libetren,
Lineweaver, Thomas, Koons, Travitz,
Keener, Parmer, Kichman, Nickie,
Potteiger.
Brakemen up: Stephens, Chronister,
Kendrlck. Smith, Runkie, Ryan, Bu
ford, Neely, Maekey, Varner, Koons,
Spies, Bashore, Weaver Darrow.
Kills Three Little Ones
and Wanders Off Dazed
Woodbury, N. J., Aug. 20. Suffer
ing from an unbalanced mind, Mrs.
Gertrude Powell. 39 years, wife of J.
Stewart Powell, a farmer living about
a mile east of Sewell, early yesterday
morning, killed three of her four
children and fled, but was afterward
found hiding in a cornfield three
miles from her home, utterly unable
to give an account of the terrible
tragedy. The slain children were
Stewart, a two-year-old boy: Samuel
and Augustus, four-month-old twins.
The fact that the other boy, Elli
son, eight years old, was spared is
supposed to be because he was sleep
ing with a hired boy,.Theodore Golsel.
Use MoNeil's Pain Exterminator— Ad.
HARRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH
CITY MAY FILL
PLACES VACATED
DURINGTHE WAR
Temporary Appointments to
Police Force Permissible,
Solicitor Fox Rules
Vacancies in the city police force,
caused by patrolmen entering the
navul or military service, may be
filled temporarily in the same way
that permanent vacancies are tilled
City Solicitor Fox this morning told
Mayor Keister at a meeting of City
Council. As soon as this opinion was
made known, Frank O. Jackson, 608
Forster street, was appointed to fill
the vacancy created by the entrance
of A. Denny Bibb into the army.
Four similar vacancies will be tilled
after an Informal conference, be
tween Mayor Keister and the other
members of Council
The appointment of Joseph H.
Snyder, 1935 Green stret, was
made by Mayor Keister, to till
the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Clarence S. Hoff
man. Hoffman left the force
on August 15. The two appointees
led the civil service eligible list.
Their appointments are effective at
once.
The ordinance prohibiting the
parking of vehicles in Second street,
between Strawberry and Walnut, for
a period longer than is necessary for
loading and unloading, was passed
finally. > '
Commissioner Gross introduced an
ordinance which passed tirst reading
and which empowers him to receive
bids for fire hose and to award con
tracts for hose in amounts not ex
ceeding an aggregate of $2,500.
Commissioner Lynch advised his col
leagues that George L. and Charles
A'. Doehne had paid $33.98 into the
City Treasury to cover the cost of
repairing the guard rail on the Mul
berry street bridge which had been
damaged by one of the Doehne auto
trucks. Council adopted a resolution
which transfers that money to re
imburse Lynch's bridge repair fund.
The City Commissioners passed
another Council ses'sion this morning
without electing a police matron and
it became known at the meeting that
a choice has not been made because
the Commissioners are divided and
all cannot agree on any one of the
three women who, under the civil
service examinations and rules, are
eligible for the post. At least two of
the Councilmen are known to be op
posed to the Mayor's choice and a
third commissioner urged the Chief
Executive to hold the matter over
another week. •
The Mayor would not say whom he
favors. Neither would any of the
other members of Council throw any
light on the subject. There is doubt
if Council will make a choice before
the end of the month. A special
Council session will be held next
Monday in lieu of the regular Tues
day meeting because the commission
ers and other city officials will leave
rcxt Monday night for Erie to attend
the annual three-day convention of
the League of Cities of the Third
Class, but it is not believed that the
police matron will be selected at the
tpc< ial meeting.
Slipping Peace Stuff
Under Harrisburg Doors
Peace propagandists are evidently
at work in Harrisburg. Under a door
in a residence north of the central sec
tion of the city was slipped this morn
ing this lea/ from one of Dr. John J.
Muliowney's "peace and good will"
calendars:
With all the moral power that
conies from the tender depths of
human pity, we plead—and pray
—with you. our torn and distract
ed brethren, to lay down your
arms.
Dr. Mullowney is a Quaker, and was
formerly connected with the State
Health Department. He is the author
of several pacifist leallets, and it is
thought probable that the propagand
ist who is pushing these pages under
the doors in Harrisburg has found the
Mullowney calendar convenient for
his purpose.
Harrisburg people havo too many
sons on the other side to be deceived
by German peace stuff at this time.
It's Berlin for the Yanks.
Military Unit Planned
For Lebanon Valley College
President G. D. Gossard, of Lebanon
Valley College. Annvtlle, yesterday
received the following telegram con
cerning the establishment of a unit
of the Students' Army Training Corps
at that school:
"Your institution having satisfied
conditions prescribed In circular let
ter of June 29, upon the basis of your
figures steps will be taken at once to
establish-* unit of the Students' Army
Training Corps.
"An officer of the United States
Army will be detailed and will, upon
arrival, proceed with the organization
of your unit,
"Rifles, uniforms, overcoats and
other equipment will be shipped at an
early date."
Students, of draft age, are urged by
the government to enlist in the S. A.
T. C„ where they can have the bene
fit of being in the U. S. Army and
get both a college course and mili
tary drill at the same time.
Students will have an opportunity
to attend a summer camp for military
training, with expenses paid and the
regular soldier's pay.
Members of the S. A. T. C. will be
subject to call to active duty at any
time in case of an emergency.
It will be ttie policy of the govern
ment. however, to allow students to
remain in college until they reach the
age of 21, or until they complete their
course of study.
Lieut. Col. Fetzer Is
Killed in France'
Lieutenant Colonel William Wal
lace Fetzer, of Milton, the first man
of that rank in the old National
Guard of Pennsylvania to be killed
in action during the recent offensive,
was well-known among Harrisburg
people. Fetzer, whose name uppcura
in to-day's casualty list among those
of the Twenty-eighth Division, was
for seme years principal of the Mil
ton schools.
Colonel Fetzer was transferred to
th" engineers when the old First
Pennsylvania Cavalry was broken up
and its men scattered in the various
Federal units. Colonel Fetzer was
a member of the First Cavalrv for
several years, and commanded the
second squadron as major when the
regiment went to the Mexican border
two years ago. At Camp Hancock
many of the officers were honorably
discharged for physical reasons and
Major Fetzer was promoted to be
second ir. regimental command.
PAXTANU BOARD XOTIKJKS
The Paxtang Draft Hoard to-day
issued notice that all young men liv
ing in Dauphin County No. 2 District,
who have become 21 since June 5,
should register at the office of the
board, Dauphin Building, the old Com
monwealth Hotel building, on Satur
day, between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m.
' Steelton New Items
SLOVAK LEAGUE
WILL MEET HERE
Central Committee to Hold
Session at Jcdnota
Building
Colonel Vladimir Hurban, of the
Czechoslovak Army in Russia, will
be the principle speaker at a meet
ing of the Central Committee of the
Slovak League of America, to be
held at the Jednota Building, near
Hishspire, tomorrow and Thursday.
About fifty members of the com
mittee will be present. The meet
ing is of much Interest to Steelton
residents as there are a large num
ber of Slovenians in the borough.
Official statement of the session
is as follows:
"The Central Committee of the
Slovak League of America will hold
a session at the Jednota BuiUbng
near Highspire, August 21 and 22."
"The most conspicious figure at this
meeting will be Colonel Vladimir
Hurban, of the Czechoslovak Army
t" Russia. There will be about
thirty members of this eomlnittee
present."
"The Slovak League together with
the Bohemian National Alliance is
co-operating with the Czechoslovak
National Council whose headquar
ters ure in Paris, France. This
council has been recognized by En
gland, France and Italy as the .gov
ernment pro tempore of the Czecho
slovak Stale to be established after
the war. The Allies see the necess
ity of forming an independent
Czechoslovak State to prevent Ger
many from creating a "Mittel
europa," which would place all
Europe under German hegemony
and threaten the safety of United
States."
"The Czechoslovak Army number
ing about 150,000 men (larger than
the Belgian or the Serbian Army)
operates in France and in Italy and
makes history for itself in Russia
by overthrowing the pro-German
Bolshevik Party, causing much un
easiness to the German government
and thus relieving the pressure at
the western front. The activities of
this brave army deserves the hearti
est co-operation of the United States
Government and we hope Colonel
Vladimir Hurban to be successful
in submitting his cause before the
representatives of the American
principle."
TO RETURN SOON
The Rev- C. B. Segelken, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church,
who had been in charge of a Y. M.
C. A. hut at Camp Dix since Julv 1
until recently, will preach at the
local church on September 1. The
minister at the present time is
spending his vacation in Gettysburg.
RUSHING SEWER
Progress in the construction of the
intercepting sewer is noticeable. The
sewer which is expected to be com
pleted in October has been fintMied
practically as far at the Citizen
Firehouse at Front and Pine streets. I
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Clearance of All Summer I Housewives Looking For
Hats For Fcill
Assembled into two Draperies
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1 ( ° ' pecial at White and ecru Brls-Ble net panel Sash
JEUv ' W ' ' $5.00, Curtains, with tape loops .. 39c and S 1.00 DM
L&-. (I Another lot reduced Y°"? for h , alf Bttßh v CU a" ill Hfo '
SI lainH panel effect; ivory and ecru. Yard, Nl fljf
"'nw riico e. cfAW Beautiful velour, tapestry and satinc IB
.JV M ™r^nT r FiL?r?": • "<• ■" • ■•" ■ • W^wm>
cretonnes in new Japanese; floral and / Vbc
——— ■ conservative patterns; yard 50c, and SI.OO nfl □H)
. _ m Fancy Marquisette in dark colorings for |OJJ MlH 7
Dining Room Pieces m the . if
Plain white scrim and Marquisette, with KB] I l|j
1 . • n dainty colored borders; hemstitched liem; mB
Sale at Savings ot 25 a\
CD small and large patterns, pink and blue, WEaL^'..,!..y
__ _. green and gold and blue and green; yd. 50c HEv3|S|y
( " Av . 4- Plain scrim niadraa, 36 to 45 inches rMffitftMafiKitlgSiSßa/
i cl veil t wide, yard 39c, 50c and 75c Dft
Plain repp for drapery and upholstery;
_ . , , , , , 50 inches wide; rose, blue, green, brown
Prices of these pieces are lb per cent, less than present fac- . and red; yard $1.50 to $2.00
tory quotations, showing what an advantage is to be gained wl(^. ni ro™e, 1 g^d'and° brown!
bv buving your furniture during this sale, J' 1 !" 1 $1.75 to $2.00 ...
Tapestry Couch Covers, In many patterns and colorings,
William and Mary and Queen Anne Dining Room Suites, ~ ~ . ' $2.00 to $7.50
! , v 1 ,4. . • taorvn /w\ Tapestry, for upholstery purposes and pillows; 50 nches wide,
in Jacobean, mahogany and walnut, ten pieces .... $25)0.00 Yard $1.75 to $3.00
Adam Dining Room Suite of 10 pieces in mahogany, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor.
$135.00
Chippendale Dining Room Suite, in mahogany and Amer- "DwyM-7 C* n v- rv ™ rv
ican walnut, 66-inch buffet, 54-inch extension table, leather JL FGLCy .LJFGSS IjrlßSfllcllllS 111
seat chairs $270.00 0
Bed Room Furniture x "the BciSGmGnt SGCtion
Four-piece Suites, in mahogany, American walnut, birds- Scores of styles in checks, stripes, plaids an l solid shades
eye maple and old ivory, consisting of bed, bureau, toilet —and more than 100 styles shown in Percales
table and chiffonette $129.00 Dress Ginghams, 30 inches wide, neat, stripes. Yard 30c
Dress Ginghams, in fancy plaids, stripes and solid shades. Yard,
Silk Floss Mattress $22.50 30c, 85c and 39c
Kiddie Cloth, 30 inches wide, (or wash suits, rompers und house
Box Spring and Mattress $25.00 dresses. Yard
1 ™ Cretonne, for draperies, cushions and fancy bags. Yard .... 35c
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Fourth Floor Crepes, for fancy kimono styles and solid shades. Yard 39c
Japanese Crepe, white grounds with colored stripes und soil#'
shades. Yurd 39,.
Percales. 30 inches wide, in over one hundred different patterns,
light and dark grounds. Yard 39,. un(l 3UI ,
-1 * 1 1 1 j Voiles, in neat designs on white grounds. Yard 29,.
\JT 00 Cl U1 1 K \J lOV G S ct L Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement.
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LittlG Cost A New Cereal-Fruited Wheat
Silk Gloves, two-clasp, double finger ends, black and white, , aild OatS
Silk Gloves, two-clasp, double finger ends, black white A combination of figs, dates and raisins and wheat and oats. This*
nrr™ ond nnnrrpr Ml <Wk -,,, d fWt delicious und nourishing cereal is being demonstrated in our Grocery
grey and pongee im.ihi and Section in the Basement.
• Package 25c
Washable Chamoisette Gloves, white, grey, natural and Jar Apple Butter ... 2 9 ( .
khaki, two-clasp SI.OO Dog and Puppy Biscuits, lb V.1 2o
Borax Soap 10 cukes f or lib-
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement.
West End Residents Feel
Need of Community Spirit
To promote a set-together spirit
a series of meetings will be held on
Cumbler's Heights, according to
plans of residents there. The first
meeting will be held to-morrow even
ing, and the next meeting will be
held at Heagy's Heights on Wednes
day evening. August 28. The meeting
which will be heltj in the open air
will begin at 7 o'clock. The singing
wilt be directed by G. W. Neff and
lead by the Chapel choir of twenty
voices.
To-morrow evening's song pro
gram will be as follows: "America,"
"The Blue Bells of Scotland," "Auld
Lang Syne," "The Battle Hymn of
the Republic," "There's Music in the
Air," "Columbia," "My Old Ken
tucky Home," "Flow Gently Sweet
Afton," "The Old Oaken Bucket,"
"Annie Laurie," "Long, Long Ago,"
"Old Folks at Home," "Home, Home,
Sweet Home," "Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Instructions For Men
Who Will Leave For Camp
The first meeting of the board of
instructions for this division of Dau
phin county held last evening was at
tended by about fifty white regis
trants of class 1 residing in the bor
ough and Highspire. Much valuable
Information in regards to military
training was given by the var
ious speakers.
Last evening's speakers were O.
S. Davis, chairman of the board; Dr.
E. R. Whipple, surgeon for the
Bethlehem Steel Company; C. W.
McCoy, who will leave soon for Y.
M. C. A. war work in France; C. C.
Cumbler, chairman of local board
for Division No. 1; F. B. Wicker
sham, major commandant of the
Steelton Reserves; Frank A. Rob
bins, Jr., general manager of the
Steelton plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Company.
ORGANIZATION GROWING
At last evening's meeting of the
local branch of the American Feder
ation of Labor organized here last
week, a report was made that the
membership had reached 3,000. The
meeting was held in the Orpheum
hall. South Front street, and was
addressed by C. F. Quinn, state sec
retary of the Federation of Labor.
Regular meetings of the local organ
ization will bo held on Monday night
of each week. A special meeting will
be held next Saturday night.
CALLS FOR MEN
The local draft board this morn
ing received calls for men to be sent
to Delaware College, Newark, Del.,
for instruction as bench and wood
workers, electricians, gas engine
men, machinists and radio operat
ors; for men to be sent to Polish Na
tional Alliance College, Cambridge
Springs, Pa., for instruction as auto
mechanics, carpenters, gunsmiths,
machinists and pattern makers; for
men to report to Spring Garden In
stitute, Philadelphia, for instruction
as auto mechanics, bench wood
workers and electricians. The local
board expects to be assigned its
quotas for these calls in a few days.
AUGUST 20, 1918.
Steelton Woman Held
For Bootlegging Here
Arrested by the locnj police last 1
Suturday and held pending the act
lon of United States Commissioner
Leroy Wolfe, Marie Cressniun, 474
Orchard Alley wus yesterday held
under $5,000 jiail. Gladys Peiffer
was arrested at the same time by J
Commissioner Wolfe. Aside from i
these details the local police were
unable to furnish any details. It is
understood that Marie Cressman has
i been furnishing liquor to several
soldiers about the town, for some
time.
Children Ready For Big
Romper Day Activities
An inspection trip about the bor
ough playgrounds this morning found
all the children in high spirits and J
working hard In preparation for the
Romper Day activities to take place
on Cottage Hill field, Thursduy aft
ernoon. The grounds are alive with
active children and from present In
dication the events will be the most
closely contested in the history .of the
playgrounds. Supervisor H T. Con- i
fer, who directed the inspection was
very well pleased with the good con
dition of the athletes and assured
some of the best sport Steelton has
i ever seen. Although plans for next
j season have not yet matured it is
understood that extensive improve
ments will be made. A large amount
of equipment will be added at the
various grounds and a number of
new activities will be provided.
MEN TO KKG I STICK
. Members of the local draft board
have completed plans for the regis
tration of men from this district'who
have reuched their majority since
June 5. The men will be registered
on Saturday from 7 o'clock in the
morning until 7 in the evening. An
additional clerk will be engaged to
assist in registering the men. C. C.
C'umbler, chairman of the board,
said this morning he expected about
seventy-live men to register.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
Last evening Alfred Pries and
John Smith left for Bradford where
they will represent the two local
lodges of the Knights of Pythias at
the state convention of the order.
Pries will represent Steelton Dodge,
No. 411, and Smith will be the dele
gate from the Carthage lodge.
DIICS OF INJURIES
Raymond Mackey, aged 19, 111
| Dewberry street, employed as a la
borer at tho Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, died last evening as the result
of the injuries he sustained while at
work yesterday afternoon. He was
internally injured when struck by a
piece of steel. His mother, Mr*.
Grace Mackey, lives at Gloversville,
N. Y.
COIVCERT AT SUNSHINE PARK
A one and one-half hour hand con
cert will he given this evening by
the Perseverance Band at Sunshine
Park. The concert is scheduled to
start at 8.30 o'clock.
MAY PI,AN APARTMENT
The 100-104 South Second street
property owned by Major John T
Knsminger, recently leased to Nor-
I man l>. Gray, former Assistant State
Librarian, will be turned into an
apartment house reliable information
affirms. Possession of 'the property,
1 which is five stories in height, will
be given on October 15.
Wants One System
For All Phon<*
WiiMliiiiKtoit, Auk. -o.—Postui&fltAj
General Burleson has undertaken ih<
unification of all telephone lines in
the United Stutes into a single sys
tern. With the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company's lines as the
central unit, it is planned to bring
the numerous lines now competing
with the Bell telephone network intd
the sstem, a project whicli the Bell
management has long supported as a
development of the "greatest import*
ance to tile telephone in this c.%ti
try. Several months of negotiations
with the owners of numerous inde*
pendent companies are expected td
pass before details of the plan ari
ready for announcement.
The American Telephone and Tele 4
graph Company is dominant in the
telephone business of the nation
through its own long distance and
local lines und the interest which i|
has in numerous companies. Thd
company's own property. togethel
witli the property of its suhsidiiariej
and the concerns which connect with
their lines form the Bell system. The
Bell telephone organisation comprises
about 50,000,000 miles of wire, with
nearly 10.000.000 stations. It is estis
mated that nearly 25,000,000 miles
wire is oowned and operated by inde*
pendent concerns which do not work
with the Bell companies, and undef
the new program a large part of this
mileage will he Joined to the Bell
service.
Cumberland County Men
on Casualty List in France
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 20.—Men froim
this section have again suffered in
the lighting in France according to
a number ot telegrams and letters
just received. Lieutenant James H.
Hargis, widely known in this section,
as a bond salesman, whose wife ia
a Carlisle girl, writes that he isj
recovering in a hospital after under
going a severe gas attack which
burned the uniform from his body.
Mrs. C. T. Nell, Mount Holly
Springs, has received word from tha
War Department that her son, Rob
ert W. Nell, a member of Company
G, of the One Hundred and Twelfth
is missing in action on July 25. Tol
bert Murphy, of Boiling Springs,
with Company (', of the One Hun
dred and Twelfth, writes that he ia
recovering in a hospital in the south,
of France. George Dougherty, Mount
Holly Springs, is also reported
wounded in action.
Camp Lee Contingents to
Leave City Next Monday
The Dauphin county contingent for
Camp Lee will leave Marrisburg on
August 28, next Monday, probably in
the evening. There will lie 26 men
from Harrisburg, No. 1: 24 from No.
2, and 15 from No. 3; 15 from Dau
phin No. 1: 39 from No. 2, and 37 from
No. 3. York men will go with Dau
phin.
Cumberland men will go on the
twenty-seventh as will Lebanon.
Juniata and Perry. Union and Snyder
will go on August 30; Franklin and
Fulton on August 28. and Lancaster
on the 26th.
PERSHING All! INJURED
By Associated Press
Carcassonne, France, Aug. 20 —.
Major Baker, of General Pershing's
staff, and a lieutenant accompanying
him, were thrown from an automobile
into a ditch alongside the road be
tween Alzonne and Montolien, in the
Department of Aude, yesterday, after
colliding with an ox cart. Both were
seriously injured.